Dunsmuir Railroad Days offers full weekend of activities starting June 8

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May 31, 2018 at 10:06 AM

Fans of old-time, down home music are in for a treat when Dunsmuir’s Railroad Days event rolls into town June 8–10.

Fans of old-time, down home music are in for a treat when Dunsmuir’s Railroad Days event rolls into town June 8–10.

Tex Ash of Red Bluff, California, will be hosting an Old Time Fiddle Contest on the main stage near Dunsmuir City Hall starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Ash and his wife Sharon Barrett stage the second largest fiddle contest in the United States, the Western Open Fiddle Championships, in October in Red Bluff.

After the fiddle contest, George Fredson and his Down Home String Band from Redding will appear on the main stage.

And for fans of contemporary music, there’ll be a Battle Of The Bands, featuring seven contestants and a variety of music, on the main stage Friday at 5 p.m.

A full day of Saturday events kicks off with the annual River Run and Rotary Pancake Breakfast at 8 a.m. The Mr. and Miss Little Engineer Contest starts at 10 a.m., with a parade on the main street at noon. Live entertainment starts at 1 p.m. Saturday on the main stage.

Sunday’s activities include six hours of soapbox derby competition starting at 9 a.m. on Dunsmuir Avenue, for both youth and adult contestants; and, starting at 1 p.m., a classic car show, “Show ‘n’ Shine,” in the City Hall and U.S. Bank parking lots.

Throughout the weekend there will be food and craft vendors, and a beer garden next to the main stage. There will be kids’ activities starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the Children’s Park.

The Dunsmuir Museum next to the Amtrak station will be open throughout the festivities. On Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. the Dunsmuir Library will feature a book sale. The Siskiyou Arts Museum on Dunsmuir Avenue will feature a railroad-themed exhibit from the Black Butte Center For Railroad Culture.

There will be an information booth set up at Pine Street and Dunsmuir Avenue starting at 3 p.m. Friday. For more information, call (530) 515-8005 or email dunsmuir.railroad.days@gmail.com.

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